stump
英 [st?mp]
美[st?mp]
- n. 樹(shù)樁；殘余部分；假肢
- vt. 砍伐；使為難；在…作巡回政治演說(shuō)
- vi. 笨重地行走；發(fā)表競(jìng)選演說(shuō)
- n. (Stump)人名；(英)斯頓普；(德)施通普
CET6TEM4中低頻詞常用詞匯樹(shù)
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?stumps;第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù):?stumps;過(guò)去式:?stumped;過(guò)去分詞:?stumped;現(xiàn)在分詞:?stumping;
助記提示
兔子“死待”在那，守株待兔
1. stub => stump.
2. large tree stumps being a natural perch for rural orators (this custom is attested from 1775).
3. => 發(fā)表競(jìng)選演說(shuō).
4. step => stump.
1. stub => stump.
2. large tree stumps being a natural perch for rural orators (this custom is attested from 1775).
3. => 發(fā)表競(jìng)選演說(shuō).
4. step => stump.
中文詞源
stump 樹(shù)墩，樹(shù)樁，絆倒，難倒
來(lái)自中古低地德語(yǔ) stump,樹(shù)樁，樹(shù)墩， 來(lái)自 Proto-Germanic*stumpaz,樹(shù)樁，樹(shù)墩， 來(lái)自 PIE*stebh,支柱，支撐，來(lái)自 PIE*sta,站立，詞源同 stand,staff.引申動(dòng)詞詞義被樹(shù)墩絆倒，比 喻義難倒等。
stump 腳步沉重的走，跺腳走來(lái)自 PIE*stebh,踩，踏，來(lái)自 PIE*sta,站立，詞源同 stand,stamp,stomp.
英文詞源
- stump (n.)
- "part of a tree trunk left in the ground after felling," mid-15c. (implied from late 13c. in surnames); from mid-14c. as "remaining part of a severed arm or leg;" from or cognate with Middle Low German stump (from adjective meaning "mutilated, blunt, dull"), Middle Dutch stomp "stump," from Proto-Germanic *stamp- (cognates: Old Norse stumpr, Old High German stumph, German stumpf "stump," German Stummel "piece cut off"), from PIE *stebh- "post, stem; to support" (see step (v.).
- stump (v.)
- early 13c., "to stumble over a tree-stump or other obstacle" (obsolete), from the source of stump (n.). From 1590s as "reduce to a stump." Sense of "walk stiffly and clumsily" is first recorded c. 1600. Sense of "baffle, bring to a halt by obstacles or impediments" is first recorded 1807, American English, perhaps in reference to plowing newly cleared land, but compare earlier sense "to challenge, dare" (1766).
Meaning "go on a speaking tour during a political campaign" is from 1838, American English, from phrase stump speech (1820), large tree stumps being a natural perch for rural orators (this custom is attested from 1775), especially in new settlements. Related: Stumped; stumping.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. The tramp produced a stump of candle from his deep pockets.
- 流浪漢從深口袋里掏出了一截蠟燭。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. If you have a tree stump, check it for fungus.
- 要是有樹(shù)樁的話，檢查一下上面有沒(méi)有長(zhǎng)菌類(lèi)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. The presidential candidates are on the stump today.
- 總統(tǒng)候選人今天在作巡回演說(shuō)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. the stump of a pencil
- 鉛筆頭
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 5. He went on the stump in his home state.
- 他到故鄉(xiāng)所在的州去發(fā)表演說(shuō).
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》